People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1895 — EVILS OF CAPITALISTIC POWER [ARTICLE]

EVILS OF CAPITALISTIC POWER

Just see what a brood of evils have sprung from the power of capitalism since 1870. 1. The striking down of over one-third of the money of the world, thus crushing the debtor class and paralyzing industry. 2. The growing of that corrupt use of wealth which is undermining our institutions, debauching public officials, shaping legislation and creating judges who do its bidding. 3. Exemption of the rich from taxation. 4. The substitution of government by injunction for government by the constitution and laws. 5. The striking drawn of trial by jury. Never has there been so much patriotic talk as in thelast twen-ty-live years, and never were there so many influences al work strangling republican institutions.—Gov. Altgeid.